WHO ARE MECOMED?

The Mecomed Vision
Shaping the Industry, Keeping the Patient First.

The Mission

Mecomed members, being the voice of Medical Device and Equipment companies operating in the Middle East, recognize that adherence to ethical standards and compliance to applicable laws are critical to the industry's ability to continue its collaboration with healthcare professionals.

We are committed to help healthcare professionals to get the most innovative, reliable and cost effective medical technologies and related services, and to facilitate patient access to the highest standards of care.

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Steering Groups
Executive Committee
Code of Business Practice
Constitution

STEERING GROUPS

• The Regulatory Steering Group

  The Regulatory Steering Group works with government bodies to provide industry-body feedback and support as legislations are introduced and/or changed. The group also indentifies major risk areas in local medical practices (for example re-use of single-use products) and works jointly with the relevant Government bodies to ensure the ultimate standards of patient safety.

• The Compliance Steering Group

  The Compliance Steering Group looks at how our industry interacts with Health Care Professionals and aims to create common optimal standards of ethical business and scientific practices.

• The HR
  Steering Group

  The HR Steering Group aims to create industry benchmarks, pool resources and share best practice.

• The Marketing
  Steering Group

  The Marketing Steering Group looks at Promoting Mecomed and communicating its mission within the industry and among healthcare professional groups.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Mecomed's Executive Committee contains senior leaders of the Middle East MD&D industry. Our Executive Committee operate Mecomed purely through their devotion to the business and to achieve the Mecomed vision.

Introduction to the Executive Committee

• Chairman

  Mr. Craig McLaren
  Mecomed Chairman and Executive Member

  A graduate in Commerce from Napier University in Edinburgh, Craig McLaren began his career in the UK in 1982 with Baxter. He also worked for IVAC (Eli Lilley), with whom he relocated to Saudi Arabia for two years. Craig has now worked for Johnson & Johnson for over twenty years, with responsibilities throughout Europe, Turkey, Africa, and - primarily - the Middle East.

  Having progressed through varying leadership roles, Craig is now back in Dubai leading a new organisational region combining most markets from North Africa to Pakistan as well as taking specific responsibility for J&J's endo-surgery business in TMEA.

• Executive Member

  Mr. Subhi Jarudi
  Executive Member

  Subhi Jarudi is Medtronic Regional Vice President for the Middle East & Africa. He is responsible for all Medtronic businesses in his region.

  Subhi has joined Medtronic in 1998 after a long career in the pharma industry. He has lived and served in several countries, namely the US, Greece, Kenya and Pakistan. Prior to joining Medtronic, Subhi was in charge of starting Wyeth pharma operation in China.

• Treasurer

  Lys Riachi
  Treasurer

  Lys Riachi is the Managing Director of Smith & Nephew in the Middle East and North Africa, one of the leading medical devices companies worldwide, with interest in Orthopedics, Endoscopy, Wound Management and Biologics.

  She started her career at Medica, a laser equipment company based in the Middle East, and also worked for 2 years with Johnson & Johnson Depuy Orthopeadics business.  She has been with Smith & Nephew for 9 years; initially managing the Advanced Wound Management business, then as a General Manager Marketing for all business units, and recently as a Managing Director.

  Lys is a Lebanese national, speaks fluently three languages, has a degree in Chemistry, and more than 14 years of experience in Healthcare management.

• Sponsor - Regulatory

  Osama Fawzy
  Sponsor - Regulatory

  Osama Fawzy is the Area Director Gulf & Iran at Covidien Emerging Markets since 2004. His territorial responsibility initially limited to Gulf & Iran were further expanded to cover Egypt, North and East Africa as of 2011.

  Osama who holds a BSC Degree in Biology gained large experience over the years through filling various positions with Bayer, USSC, Johnson & Johnson and Stryker prior to joining Covidien.

• Sponsor - Legal

  Ram Sharma
  Sponsor - Legal

  Ram Sharma is the Managing Director of Becton Dickinson for Middle East and Turkey since 2009.

  Ram holds a B.Sc; MBA in Marketing, Diploma in Financial Management. Prior to joining Becton Dickinson in 2002 as Managing Director for India, he has been the General Manager of 3M India Limited from 1989 to 2002.

  Ram is a member  of the following organizations: Health and Population Policy Committee, Confederation of Indian Industry; American Chamber of Commerce, India; Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers of India; Young Presidents’ Organization; YPO/WPO Emirates Chapter; US Saudi Arabian Business Council; American Business Council, UAE.

• Sponsor

  Youssef Elkamlichi
  Sponsor

  Youssef Elkamlichi is the Regional Country Director at Boston Scientific (Beirut) with responsibility for Middle East and Africa since July 2010. Prior to joining Boston Scientific in 2005 as Senior Manager in Corporate Analysis & Control , Youssef has worked in KPMG-Paris, Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu and France Display Enterprise - New York (USA).

  Youssef earned a Master's degree in Finance and Audit from Ecole Supérieure Commerce de Marseille-Provence, (Graduate School of Business).

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ABOUT THE INDUSTRY

The MD&D Industry in the Middle East is rapidly evolving and all stakeholders are poised to ensure that this evolution follows a path of ethical, best-practice behaviour. In terms of regulation, many MD&D companies adhere to the guidelines of their (often more strict) European counterparts, and that is why the Mecomed Code of Business Practice was a direct adaptation of the Eucomed (European MD&D Trade Association) Code. With the vision of "Shaping the Industry, Keeping the Patient First", Mecomed aims to draw from common industry allegiance to support government bodies in building industry standards.

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PARTNER WITH MECOMED

• Be part of an
  extensive network

  Mecomed is the leading medical technology industry network in the Middle East representing a big number of multinational companies across the region via direct corporate membership and provides a forum where industry can exchange ideas and build consensus.

• Influence
  industry thinking

  Mecomed's steering group reviews and updates developments in the MD&D industry. We seek to strengthen our position in relation to the increasing level of regulatory / compliance decisions that impact the Middle East medical industry; each member has the opportunity to influence industry thinking on key issues such as this.

• Make a difference
  to the medical industry

  The more companies and interests Mecomed represents, the stronger our voice becomes. We aim to add value not only to the medical industry in the Middle East, but also to our members.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to all MD&D companies operating throughout the Middle East region. Eligibility is reviewed by existing members.

Joining Fee	AED 10,000
Annual Fee	AED 10,000

These funds are managed by the Mecomed Treasurer and are used to cover meeting, consultancy, legal and guest speaker costs. Details of all expenditure is available to members.

PRESS

The Mecomed Communications Department aims to provide journalists interested in Mecomed and the medical technology industry with basic and specialized information. Contact Us if you require additional information or if you are looking for interview partners.

DOWNLOADS

The following section provide useful downloads, including high resolution logos and member pictures.

The Mecomed Logo

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Mecomed Documents

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Events Calendar

Mecomed regularly hold exciting and informative events with our Member companies and the wider general public. Below is a calendar of our upcoming events, for further information or to suggest participation at your event please contact us here.

LINKS OF INTEREST

Our member companies and associates provide a vast array of useful information related the Middle Eastern MD&D industry.

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